I lost weight, or the scale was wrong? (vegetables, BMI, daily basis)
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I orginally asked this on Y!A, but I'm greedy and felt like I didn't get enough answeres......
I am 5"9 ft tall, I currently weigh 113 pounds. That's like a bmi of 16.7 or something. I know I am underweight (i'll be 18 next month) Anyways, back in March, I had a physical. I was 117 lbs and my bmi was 17.2. Now during this time from March till even now, I work out. For maybe 4 times a week for 20 minutes to maybe a whole 40 minutes. Yesterday, I went for a consultation with a surgeon, I got weighed. I was 113. I also will admit that I don't eat over 800-900 calories, I think it's silly to eat that much. I don't count calories, but I know I don't eat the maximum 2,000 calories a day. I've been eating like this for years, if not my whole life.
I'm not trying to lose weight, but I would like to be 125 lbs. I'd feel safe at that weight. I'd still be skinny, but I wouldn't be whaifish looking. I know the average weight for my height is 140, but that's a big sounding number. DO.NOT.WANT.
I made a thread last year, and according to this I was 114 lbs. I think during this time I wanted to gain weight. Now, not so much.
Now before my consultation, since March's physical I haven't weighed myself, but I assumed I weighed more than what I was told. I assumed I was at least 120lbs by now, but apparently I weigh 7 pounds less than that.
Was the scale wrong, or did I unintentionally lose weight?
Could be anything, water weight coming off if not some muscle loss.
While your caloric intake based on your height and weight at least, you're at the extreme weight loss but if you don't have any adverse effects including being tired all the time or feeling sick, you can probably eat a little more and maintain a healthy weight. If you are going to increase your calories do it slowly like 200-300 calories per day for the first week. You'd probably still maintain your weight even at 1,500 calories.
Just listen to your body. If you're working out make sure your nutrient intake is adequate so you don't have muscle break down and lose more mass than the excess fat.
You sound like you have an eating disorder. Eating 800-900 calories is not enough for anyone. At your age your body needs at least 2 times that amount. If not 3.
Eating that little will impact your bone density, and having weak bones increases the risk of hip fractures when you are older. For people with extremely weak bones, this can happen in your 20s with a simple fall.
The OP is not being truthful. In her last thread (which she posted here as a reference), she stated:
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I love to eat, I always eat. I never skip breakfast, I snack, I eat the crappy school lunch, and I eat what my mother makes me for dinner.
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My diet honestly hasent changed much from when I was a little girl. Breakfast is usually: Oatmeal, cornflakes, cinnamon toast crunch, or other cereals with a banana on the side. Sometimes I'll eat whatever we had leftover from dinner for breakfast.
Lunch: Whatever school provides, McDonald's every couple of weeks, a sandwich, whatever was leftover from dinner, pizza.
Dinner: Whatever my mom makes which is usually pastas, steoryotypical black people foods, home made soups, brocoli roth, and eggplant parm. Side dishes usually mashed potatoes, with mixed frozen veggies.
Snacks: Grahm crackers, cookies, candies, peanut butter toast, more cereal, ritz bitz cheese and crackers, crackers, sun flower seeds, yogurt, manderen oranges and other packaged fruits, muffins, donuts, ice cream....etc.
Judging by her listed menu, she is eating at -least- 1500 calories per day, most of it either overprocessed prepackaged starch or sugar, with very little non-starch vegetables or "whole" foods of any type (she even gets her fruit from a can).
Just that one mistruth alone, leads me to suspect the contents of those other posts in that other thread, -and- the contents of her post in this thread. Is she -really- 5'9" and 114 or 117 pounds and female and 18? Or is she really a 40-year-old man who's only 5'7" and weighs 210?
Sorry - I'm not buying it, because when you find one lie, there's usually a pile of them underneath.
The OP is not being truthful. In her last thread (which she posted here as a reference), she stated:
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Judging by her listed menu, she is eating at -least- 1500 calories per day, most of it either overprocessed prepackaged starch or sugar, with very little non-starch vegetables or "whole" foods of any type (she even gets her fruit from a can).
Just that one mistruth alone, leads me to suspect the contents of those other posts in that other thread, -and- the contents of her post in this thread. Is she -really- 5'9" and 114 or 117 pounds and female and 18? Or is she really a 40-year-old man who's only 5'7" and weighs 210?
Sorry - I'm not buying it, because when you find one lie, there's usually a pile of them underneath.
Who lies about being 5"9 and 114 pounds?
Screw it, the *** is up. I'm a 40 year old man who pretends to be skinny teenage girl because that's how I roll. It's 2012, I can be who I want.
I'll consult a doctor about this whole weight thing.
The OP is not being truthful. In her last thread (which she posted here as a reference), she stated:
and
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Judging by her listed menu, she is eating at -least- 1500 calories per day, most of it either overprocessed prepackaged starch or sugar, with very little non-starch vegetables or "whole" foods of any type (she even gets her fruit from a can).
Just that one mistruth alone, leads me to suspect the contents of those other posts in that other thread, -and- the contents of her post in this thread. Is she -really- 5'9" and 114 or 117 pounds and female and 18? Or is she really a 40-year-old man who's only 5'7" and weighs 210?
Sorry - I'm not buying it, because when you find one lie, there's usually a pile of them underneath.
You're quick to label somebody a liar.
If checking other threads is what you do, look further.
Same girl has mentioned being tall and very thin on other forums.
No one said you had to be 140 but you can't survive on less than 1000 cals a day. You say you don't mean to lose weight but that is exactly what happens when you eat that light. You will start facing the health consequences down the road more serious than just skinny.
Just don't act like its some big mystery that you get underweight when you are on a starvation diet.
It really doesn't matter what the scale says when you commit to eating like that. Your nutrition is going to be crap.
I don't understand what you mean "its silly" to eat properly. Really?
Because if you think that you need to go to an eating disorder specialist or nutritionist for a wakeup call.
How can you know you only eat 800-900 calories anyway if you "don't count calories".
I orginally asked this on Y!A, but I'm greedy and felt like I didn't get enough answeres......
I am 5"9 ft tall, I currently weigh 113 pounds. That's like a bmi of 16.7 or something. I know I am underweight (i'll be 18 next month) Anyways, back in March, I had a physical. I was 117 lbs and my bmi was 17.2. Now during this time from March till even now, I work out. For maybe 4 times a week for 20 minutes to maybe a whole 40 minutes. Yesterday, I went for a consultation with a surgeon, I got weighed. I was 113. I also will admit that I don't eat over 800-900 calories, I think it's silly to eat that much. I don't count calories, but I know I don't eat the maximum 2,000 calories a day. I've been eating like this for years, if not my whole life.
I'm not trying to lose weight, but I would like to be 125 lbs. I'd feel safe at that weight. I'd still be skinny, but I wouldn't be whaifish looking. I know the average weight for my height is 140, but that's a big sounding number. DO.NOT.WANT.
I made a thread last year, and according to this I was 114 lbs. I think during this time I wanted to gain weight. Now, not so much.
Now before my consultation, since March's physical I haven't weighed myself, but I assumed I weighed more than what I was told. I assumed I was at least 120lbs by now, but apparently I weigh 7 pounds less than that.
Was the scale wrong, or did I unintentionally lose weight?
Did you "unintentionally" lose weight, you ask? Eating under 1000 calories a day is intentionally keeping yourself on a diet. Working out several times/week in combination with a calorie-restricted diet will cause even more weight loss. I can't help but ask if you're kidding yourself thinking you could gain weight on such a regime...?? If you want to get up to 125 lbs., you need to eat 2000 or even 2500 calories a day, given your height. You can continue to work out, but you need more caloric intake. I'd recommend a goal of 130 lbs. You'll still be plenty thin at that weight.
Are you sure you might not have perhaps some sub-conscious anorexic tendencies? If you sincerely want to gain weight, you're sabotaging your wish to meet your goal.
You're quick to label somebody a liar.
If checking other threads is what you do, look further.
Same girl has mentioned being tall and very thin on other forums.
You're missing the "I only eat 900 calories per day" vs. the outline of foods she eats on a daily basis.
It is not possible for that daily food item tally can equal only 900 calories per day. She is being untruthful about either the caloric intake, or the menu. One of them is not true.
Screw it, the *** is up. I'm a 40 year old man who pretends to be skinny teenage girl because that's how I roll. It's 2012, I can be who I want.
I'll consult a doctor about this whole weight thing.
Haha - that cracked me up!
Seriously, though - I agree you might want to see a doctor, that is awfully thin for your height. I am just a little shorter than you and my thinnest weight when I was a teen was 120. I look best between 130-140 but I'm a whooooooole lot older now, and haven't seen that weight in years. At any rate, you probably need to increase your caloric intake some more, with healthy fats and protein.
Good luck to you!
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